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[OT] Peacekeeper Launch from Vandenberg
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... Chris S wrote: Maybe I'll get to see another some day. :-) Lets hope not in anger. shawn Amen to that... |
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[OT] Peacekeeper Launch from Vandenberg
On Thu, 22 Jul 2004 07:23:45 GMT, Phil Wheeler wrote:
Mike Simmons wrote: On Thu, 22 Jul 2004 01:05:39 GMT, Chris S wrote: I saw one from 1 mile down range back in 1992. I worked on the Minuteman III and just so happened to be present for a Peacekeeper launch. Very impressive stuff and I remember it just as you described. The one cool thing I did get to see was the missile exit the launch tube and light the first stage because we had a downhill vantage point to the launch facility. Maybe I'll get to see another some day. :-) There's a Minuteman III scheduled to launch Friday morning with a six-hour launch window opening at 1:01 AM. PDT? Yes, PDT. Sorry 'bout that. For the latest publicly available information on the launch schedule and more on the launches, go to: http://www.spacearchive.info Mike Simmons |
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[OT] Peacekeeper Launch from Vandenberg
On Thu, 22 Jul 2004 07:23:45 GMT, Phil Wheeler wrote:
Mike Simmons wrote: On Thu, 22 Jul 2004 01:05:39 GMT, Chris S wrote: I saw one from 1 mile down range back in 1992. I worked on the Minuteman III and just so happened to be present for a Peacekeeper launch. Very impressive stuff and I remember it just as you described. The one cool thing I did get to see was the missile exit the launch tube and light the first stage because we had a downhill vantage point to the launch facility. Maybe I'll get to see another some day. :-) There's a Minuteman III scheduled to launch Friday morning with a six-hour launch window opening at 1:01 AM. PDT? Yes, PDT. Sorry 'bout that. For the latest publicly available information on the launch schedule and more on the launches, go to: http://www.spacearchive.info Mike Simmons |
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[OT] Peacekeeper Launch from Vandenberg
On Thu, 22 Jul 2004 09:17:07 -0700, Alexander Avtanski
wrote: Yes, I also think that should've been the spent stage - I was able to see it tumbling for about 30 sec in the same FOV as the missile (I was using 8x35 binoculars) and it was flashing exactly as Brian describes. The missile itself continued steady for about 30 seconds after I lost the spent stage and then seemed to turn off quite abruptly. I guess this was the "coast" phase of the flight, right? Gosh, I hope so! :-) That's my guess as well. From where I was it went from very bright to invisible in a few seconds. It must be fourth (final) stage cut-off. Mike Simmons |
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[OT] Peacekeeper Launch from Vandenberg
On Thu, 22 Jul 2004 09:17:07 -0700, Alexander Avtanski
wrote: Yes, I also think that should've been the spent stage - I was able to see it tumbling for about 30 sec in the same FOV as the missile (I was using 8x35 binoculars) and it was flashing exactly as Brian describes. The missile itself continued steady for about 30 seconds after I lost the spent stage and then seemed to turn off quite abruptly. I guess this was the "coast" phase of the flight, right? Gosh, I hope so! :-) That's my guess as well. From where I was it went from very bright to invisible in a few seconds. It must be fourth (final) stage cut-off. Mike Simmons |
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[OT] Peacekeeper Launch from Vandenberg
"Chris S" wrote in news:JCZLc.90815$iJ4.13369
@twister.nyroc.rr.com: "scurry" wrote in message ... Chris S wrote: Maybe I'll get to see another some day. :-) Lets hope not in anger. shawn Amen to that... Having an interest in nuclear testing history, I am reminded of Dominic Frigate Bird. This was a full test of a Polaris missile launched from a submarine with a live warhead, the only such test by the US of a complete weapons package. http://nuclearweaponarchive.org/Usa/...ml#FrigateBird Brian -- http://home.earthlink.net/~skywise71...ics/laser.html "Great heavens! That's a laser!" "Yes, Dr. Scott. A laser capable of emitting a beam of pure antimatter." Sed quis custodiet ipsos Custodes? |
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[OT] Peacekeeper Launch from Vandenberg
"Chris S" wrote in news:JCZLc.90815$iJ4.13369
@twister.nyroc.rr.com: "scurry" wrote in message ... Chris S wrote: Maybe I'll get to see another some day. :-) Lets hope not in anger. shawn Amen to that... Having an interest in nuclear testing history, I am reminded of Dominic Frigate Bird. This was a full test of a Polaris missile launched from a submarine with a live warhead, the only such test by the US of a complete weapons package. http://nuclearweaponarchive.org/Usa/...ml#FrigateBird Brian -- http://home.earthlink.net/~skywise71...ics/laser.html "Great heavens! That's a laser!" "Yes, Dr. Scott. A laser capable of emitting a beam of pure antimatter." Sed quis custodiet ipsos Custodes? |
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